Book Reviews

Reviews of books by MWSA members. Reviews appear in reverse chronological order, with the most recent review posted appearing first.
Note: Some older reviews are being reposted to this site and those will appear out of order.

We Were Beautiful Once: Chapters from a Cold War

This legal novel written much on the lines of the movie The Verdict is a fast paced sequence of events catapulting the reader to the Korean War back to the 1980’s and finally to its conclusion in 2004. This book is perceptive and captivating until the very last sentence

We Were Beautiful Once: Chapters from a Cold War
by Joseph Carvalko
Book Category: Historical Fiction
Reviewed by: Dick Geschke

ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 1620061716

Author(s) Mentioned: 
Carvalko, Joseph

American Revolt, Vol.1 of The Pacification of Earth (Volume 1)

The year is 2090, and the world is not the same. Resources are scarce, food is rationed, and there is a hard line between the haves and have-nots. Imagine being there to watch the revolution erupt!

American Revolt, Vol.1 of The Pacification of Earth (Volume 1)
by Dean Warren
Book Category: Science Fiction
Reviewed by: Bob Doerr
ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 1491274913

Author(s) Mentioned: 
Warren, Dean

America's Greatest Blunder: The Fateful Decision to Enter World War One

History is said to be the propaganda of the winners. In America’s Greatest Blunder, Burton Pines shows how skillful propaganda can determine who the winners are.


by Burton Yale Pines
Book Category: History
Reviewed by: B. N. Peacock

ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 098914870X

Author(s) Mentioned: 
Pines, Burton Yale

Silks and Sand

An entertaining adult read about a man struggling to keep a family racehorse farm solvent as well as his marriage. Hard work and integrity are part of the inheritance.

Silks and Sand
by K. Rowe
Book Category: Romance
Reviewed by: Mullins, Michael D.

ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): B00C75VFM8

Author(s) Mentioned: 
Rowe, K.

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